Weather Live - a Metro inspired weather app

Sure we have Weather Channel, Weather Bug and AccuWeather, plus a few other indy weather apps in the Marketplace (e.g. World Weather), but we don't have too many (if any?) Metro-inspired weather programs. 'Weather Live' by Hyperise fills the niche and we're going to personally vouch for it as our new lil' favorite.

First, we should mention that this app doesn't have NextRAD, live cams, 14-day weather forecast with pollen counts. Nope, this is a simple, streamlined program that shows you current conditions and the next 3-days--that's it. So if you need more, this won't be for you.

So why is it good? For one, it turns out we only look at current conditions and the next 3-day most of the time anyways. Two, it's lightning fast, pulling only ~12kba day when used hourly with the Live Tile. This means we can launch it and have it update within a blink of the eye.

Oh yeah and it has a cool live tile that shows you a weather icon and below it (from left to right) current temp, day high/low and time of last update. You can also set the update schedule from once a day, twice a day, four times a day or hourly. Upon an update, it pings your aGPS location, meaning you never have to set your city--it basically follows you wherever (alternatively, you can set a city of your choosing). Sure, we'd like to see a few more options like 12 hour time and perhaps a more prominent current temp, etc. Hopefully the dev plans to add some features with future updates.

Weather Live comes in two versions too: free, completely functional with ads (nice) or you can pay $0.99 to remove the ads. We did the latter because we liked it so much, but hey, the option is up to you, right? So if you need a quick weather app that blends with your default Metro tiles, here you go. Find it here in the Marketplace.

I still prefer HTC Hub, but to be honest - it's nice to see at least one app with a live tile that actually fits the UI, and not another black/orange tile with yellow/green images. I know it's about the work it's doing, but the looks are quite important too.

I like Accuweather but you cant beat this for that download size and the auto location finder, I dont know why other weather apps dont use that. I think this is a live tile notification of severe weather info from being my favorite.

I actually do use 7 day forecasts but I still prefer this app because I feel the other weather apps look repulsive. I can now use this app for the live tile and Microsoft's app (I think it was supposed to be a demo app but it works really well) when I need a 7 day forecast.

This live tile works with the UI provided that your accent color is blue. And stays blue. The "Forecast" app isn't perfect - at all - but it automatically switches to match your phone's accent color. Why couldn't this app do that? I'd actually pay 1 or 2 dollars for the ad-free version if it did.edit: the photo above shows it in orange . . . I wonder if I just need to wait an hour for it to update? I'll keep it pinned for now.

It totally changes with the UI accent color. If it's not working with yours, your Live Tile system must be corrupted (overlapping end points)--something that's fixed in Mango.This app updates the Live Tile within a minute after I exit out and matches the UI.

Thanks for the heads-up. I assumed that this app was the poorly-coded one. Must have been a different one - maybe even the one I referenced above (facepalm).One phone reset later (plus an hour of media syncing), and all is well. Made good on my word and sent 0.99 to this dev.

Mine changed to the accent color, so I'm sure it will after a bit. I'm really liking the speed of this app. I love the visuals of World Weather, but that app takes a bit to load. This one opens very quickly.The only things I don't like are the lack of degree symbols on the live tile, and also the "updated time" that is shown on the live tile. I understand why it's there, but I don't think it's necessary, especially if you have the update set to hourly. I would love to see an option to remove this from the tile.

I really like the app, there are only a few small gripes that I'd like to see changed:- Remove the "updated time" on the tile, it's completely unnecessary. Put the wind speed or humidity there, or just space the temperatures out so that it's less crowded- Allow for more frequent updates- Extended & hourly forecasts- Scrolling descriptions in the forecast: My Wednesday forecast says: "ered Thunderst," which I can assume Scattered Thunderstorms but it shouldn't do that.- Sever weather warningsI don't really care about radar maps or those stupid videos (who watches those?).

I like the time stamp because it proves the tile isn't 'stuck'. With other weather apps they wouldn't update the title so I was seeing weather from days ago. With this I can tell it's actually changing on the fly. LOVE IT

Suggestion(s) for the Live Tile:1. Move the current temp off the bottom to the top corner (Either) and make the number a bit larger. (Easier to read and differentiate current from forecast in a quick glance)2. Maybe add the name of your current location, but that's not a total must.3. For Mango, maybe add the 3-5 day forecast on the flip side of the tile.

Genius: a Live Tile that actually displays information about the weather in a ...uh...LIVE fashion.This one is pinned and staying on my home screen. Every other weather app is EPIC FAIL at this basic function: display current location/weather on the Live Tile without having to actually first go into the app.Good job!